Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Tree
Broadleaf Evergreen
Origin
North America, Canada
Central America, South America
Types
Celtis africana, Celtis australis, Celtis bungeana
Tropical White , Tropical Pink , Mexican Cream (Tropical Yellow) , Red Malaysian ,Lemon Guava
Number of Varieties
705
0
40000
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Habitat
bottomlands, limestone outcrops
Subtropical climates, subtropical regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
2-910-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-1
-
Sunset Zone
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
21,22
Habit
Spreading
Narrow Upright/Fastigiate
Plant Size
Minimum Height
1,220.00 cm30.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
1,220.00 cm300.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Green
White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Purple
Yellow, Pink
Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green
Olive, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green
Olive, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Light Yellow
Olive, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Olive, Dark Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Toothed
Oval to egg shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral
Soil Drainage
Average
Average
Bloom Time
Spring
Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought, Heat Tolerance, Salt, Shade areas
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Grafting, Seedlings
Cuttings, Grafting, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Needs 2-3 times watering per week
Requires regular watering, Use and maintain water-efficient soaker hoses
In Summer
Average Water
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral
Soil Type
Clay, Loam
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove tight V-branching crotches
cut main trunk every 5 years, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply 10-10-10 amount, organic fertlizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, herbicides
Pests and Diseases
Black sooty mold, Fungal Diseases, Powdery mildew, Red blotch, woolly aphid
Mealybugs, Red blotch, Scale, Whiteflies
Plant Tolerance
Shade areas
Drought, saturated soil
Flowers
Insignificant
Showy
Flower Petal Number
-
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
Sometimes
Sometimes
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds, Insects
Birds, pollinators
Allergy
-
Constipation
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
-
Beauty Benefits
Slow downs aging
Acne, allergy clogging, Anti-ageing, Blackheads, Good for skin and hair
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Food for animals, Food for birds
Air purification, Food for animals, Food for birds, Nesting sites for birds
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Colic, Diarrhea, Dysentry, Menstrual Disorders, Sore throat
anti hemorrhagic, Antibiotic, Digestive
Part of Plant Used
Fruits, Pulp, Seeds, Wood
Fruits, Whole plant
Other Uses
Food for animals, Used as a nutritious food item
Added to salads, Can be boiled and seasoned, pickled, Sauces
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees, Street Trees
Container, Edible, Fruit, Fruit Tree, Shade Trees
Botanical Name
CELTIS occidentalis
PSIDIUM guajava 'Thai White'
Common Name
Common Hackberry, Hackberry
common guava, yellow guava, lemon guava
In Hindi
HACKBERRY
अमरूद
In German
Hackberry
Echte Guave
In French
micocoulier
Goyavier
In Spanish
almez
guayaba
In Greek
hackberry
Goiabeira
In Portuguese
hackberry
Goiabeira
In Polish
hackberry
Gujawa pospolita
In Latin
Hackberry
Goiabeira
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Urticales
Myrtales
Family
Ulmaceae
Myrtaceae
Genus
Celtis
Psidium guajava
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
-
Myrteae
Subfamily
-
Myrtoideae
Number of Species
70100
1
27800
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